Chapter 622: Kitchen Knife Theory
Through this war, the attitude of the Greek military top brass towards the boss is no longer described in two words: admiration, it has simply risen to the point of worship. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The combat effectiveness of the mercenary corps and the sophistication of the armament, which is definitely not a condition of worship, is not surprising that a day of fierce fighting wiped out the forward troops and most of the heavy equipment of the Turks.
With the progress of modern science and technology, there has long been no positional warfare, the gold content of weapons and equipment is getting higher and higher, the power is getting stronger and stronger, and fighting spirit and courage are far from being the key to determining the outcome of the war.
The key is that Wu Chen's strategic thinking and farsightedness are too terrifying, with the familiarity of the Greek army and the Cyprus National Guard with the environment, there is no second way except for a protracted war, how can he think that the lack of North Race is the key to determining the victory or loss of this war?
"Mr. Minister, you came to me this time not just to ask about the whereabouts of the instructor, right? In addition to being partners and employers, we are also friends, so it's better to say something clearly. Hunter said with a smile.
Mr. Minister, who usually only drinks coffee, drank two pots of tea with him, and he just didn't leave, there must be something, and his intention, he can probably understand what is going on, it is nothing more than those weapons and equipment.
"That's right, the equipment of the Golden Triangle International Security Company, which belongs to the standard equipment of the American army, is also cutting-edge scientific and technological equipment in the world, and our generals of the Greek military love it very much, I mean, can you sell us a part, the price is easy to say." Mr. Minister of Defense said.
"I remember when the instructor chatted with Your Excellency, he once said that the principle of doing things is to do what you can, Greece's current economic structure is unstable, the financial reserves are also low, and huge sums of money are constantly spent on adding new equipment to the army, this approach is not very good, first of all, it will increase the fiscal deficit, and secondly, it will increase the debt ratio, Greece is about to join the eurozone, these two points alone are not up to standard, I still hope that your government will consider it carefully." Hunter said solemnly.
"Greece is next to Turkey, the relationship between the two countries has never been good, we do this, in fact, to protect the safety of the Greek people, Your Excellency knows, with the rapid development of Turkey's economy, ambitions are constantly expanding, want to restore the glory of the previous Ottoman Empire, plus the surrounding islands almost all belong to Greece, the future will definitely be indispensable friction, with a strong army that can fight against Turkey, is our Greece's must answer."
"Let's make it clear, our Greek military wants to buy from the mercenaries forty-eight F-15 Eagle fighters for a price of sixty million dollars each, twelve Tu-22M3 strategic bombers for one hundred million dollars each, forty-eight A-10 attack aircraft for thirty million dollars each, and twenty-four Longbow Apache helicopter gunships for sixty million dollars each." The Minister of Defense directly showed his cards.
Hunter knew very well in his heart that what the other party said was not unreasonable, especially the more than 2,000 islands in the Aegean Sea, almost all of which belong to Greece, and many of the islands are too close to Turkey, sniper rifles can be obtained, Turkey naturally does not want to be surrounded by Greece, plus the distribution of submarine resources, even if a war breaks out, it is not surprising.
Because when the mercenary regiment was fighting on the demarcation line, it used powerful air power to attack the ground armor, which taught the Greek army a good lesson, and also opened their eyes to the significance of air supremacy, so the military actually spent 6.96 billion US dollars to purchase helicopter gunships, fighters and strategic bombers!
If it is equipped with all kinds of air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, anti-tank missiles, guided bombs, and so on, the transaction amount will be at least more than $7 billion.
But from Hunter's point of view, these more than $7 billion can make at least $6 billion, and there is no reason not to sell! Because most of the weapons and equipment in the United States are bought in the form of aid, the price is very low, and more often than not, the money is not given in vain, and the military industry of the mercenary corps is developing rapidly, and most of these weapons and equipment will be eliminated in the future, and they can make a lot of money if they are sold now, so why not do it?
"I can't make the decision on this matter, I need to discuss it with the two partners, and it involves the core secrets of the US military, and I have to notify the US military and get their permission before this transaction can be carried out." Hunter thought for a moment and said.
Looking at the Minister of Defense with an expectant look, Hunter shook his head with a wry smile, what should have been said has been said, and the other party is still obsessed. These fighters, strategic bombers, and helicopter gunships are not very capable of affording them, but the important thing is that they can exert their combat effectiveness, and this expenditure far exceeds the weapons and equipment itself.
For example, aircraft carriers, many countries can afford to buy them through gritted teeth, take the current Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States as an example, the cost is five billion US dollars, but the cost of maintenance and maintenance for one year, plus the repair and maintenance of carrier-based aircraft, plus personnel expenses, the total amount will reach as much as two billion US dollars, and the typical can afford to buy but cannot afford to raise, Thailand's small aircraft carrier is the best demonstration, and in the end even carrier-based aircraft cannot fly.
In particular, the Air Force, a high-risk branch of the military, has a combat effectiveness that is simply piled up with money, and it takes at least 1,000 hours of flight time to train a qualified fighter pilot.
Taking the American F-15 Eagle fighter as an example, the cost is about $40,000 per hour, and based on this calculation, the cost of training a fighter pilot alone is $40 million.
Don't think this number is outrageous, this is just a passing standard, and it will take 500 hours of flight training to fly and fight. In addition, if it is a pilot of a carrier-based aircraft, the time will be increased by 500 hours, and the power of the technical arms is here.
Speaking of which, the mercenary regiment has thousands of combat aircraft of various types, and they are still being manufactured, but now the number of fighters and bombers that can take off for combat is less than a thousand, and the cost is too high to fly!
According to the treatment of the US military, land-based pilots are about $150,000 a year, and carrier-based pilots are about $200,000 a year.
The treatment of the mercenary corps air force is 300,000 US dollars per Chinese New Year's Eve, and the recruits are experienced retired pilots from various countries, which alone can make a lot of money, if you train yourself, the mercenary corps will probably go bankrupt long ago.
Even if the pilots of the Greek Air Force can not be given such a high salary, the training cost of the aircraft will not be cut in the slightest, and daring to sacrifice the training time is equivalent to reducing the combat effectiveness, which is equivalent to spending money to make money!